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Call to ban mobile phones in schools to stop
Fights on video Minister issues zero tolerance policy warning
BY MICHAEL GOREY Email: [email protected]
A LEADING adolescent psychologist has renewed a call for mobile phones to be banned in schools after viewing footage of Mount Gambier teenagers fighting. A YouTube video posted last month shows local young people brawling at schools and public places. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has been the consultant psychologist to the Victorian Secondary Schools Principal’s Association and leading private schools in Melbourne. He was one of the founding members of the National Coalition Against Bullying. “I do believe that this is more evidence for my call for a ban on mobile phones in schools - in a bid to prevent them being used to film fights between young people which are then posted on the internet,” he told The Border Watch. “This happens, because some young people come to school with an array of psychological risk factors that predispose them to behave this way. “These risk factors exist within themselves, their peers, their families, the school and the community. “The issue is complex and there is no simple solution.” Dr Carr-Gregg said a diet of violence as entertainment has led to “desensitisation to violence and a tendency to see violence as a problemsolving device. “While I think some of these fights looked worse than they were, I am sure some of the participants were coerced in to fighting while bystanders use mobile phones to capture the violent clashes which are then posted on websites like YouTube and Bebo,” he said. “Cell phones are about helping young people who have them to feel safe; they should not be about putting young people at risk. Continued page 4
WEATHER
pA scene from a YouTube video showing Mount Gambier young people fighting.
Boredom blamed for youth violence THE publisher of a YouTube video that shows local teenagers fighting has criticised the lack of entertainment for young people in Mount Gambier. The Border Watch contacted “fiteeesXD” who posted the video on February 24. We asked how it was compiled and if the young people involved knew they were being recorded. “This beautiful video was
compiled using mobile bluetooth technology, the young brave fighters usually tell their beloved friends to film the fights so they can have a laugh later on when they’re suspended and grounded, with no ice cream for dessert,” fiteeesXD replied. “But these kids do not fight for no reason, nor fight over asking someone to send them a dollar. “They fight because the two
Mount Gambier Today - Light morning shower or two. 21o – page 23
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people fighting either hate each other, cheated on his/her girl/ boyfriend, stole an ipod or other things along those lines. “Fights like this would eventually stop if something fun was built in Mount Gambier. “We don’t need a new library, our old one was fine. “We need things to keep the young ones entertained, such as a games arcade, a dragway and a drift track.”
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EDUCATION Minister Jane Lomax-Smith says schools have “zero tolerance” to violent behaviour, even if it happens outside the schoolyard. “Schools will take strong action against students involved in violent incidents and will not hesitate to involve police,” Dr LomaxSmith said in response to the YouTube video of Mount Gambier students fighting. “Technology has made bullying and violence among young people a 24/7 issue. Parents need to be aware of technology and how it can be misused.” South Australian students will be handed materials later this year that are designed to help them stay cyber safe. The misuse of mobile phones, email and the internet to bully and harass young people will be tackled in the documents. “The new materials we are producing will advise schools, teachers and parents about legislation, policies and practices, protection and safety concerning cyber use by young people,” Dr LomaxSmith said.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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LIFTOUT INSIDE SIDE TODAY
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BW491052
INSIDE TOMORROW: TV WATCH – SEVEN DAY TELEVISION GUIDE LIFTOUT
Call to ban mobile phones in schools to stop
Fights on video Minister issues zero tolerance policy warning
BY MICHAEL GOREY Email: [email protected]
A LEADING adolescent psychologist has renewed a call for mobile phones to be banned in schools after viewing footage of Mount Gambier teenagers fighting. A YouTube video posted last month shows local young people brawling at schools and public places. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg has been the consultant psychologist to the Victorian Secondary Schools Principal’s Association and leading private schools in Melbourne. He was one of the founding members of the National Coalition Against Bullying. “I do believe that this is more evidence for my call for a ban on mobile phones in schools - in a bid to prevent them being used to film fights between young people which are then posted on the internet,” he told The Border Watch. “This happens, because some young people come to school with an array of psychological risk factors that predispose them to behave this way. “These risk factors exist within themselves, their peers, their families, the school and the community. “The issue is complex and there is no simple solution.” Dr Carr-Gregg said a diet of violence as entertainment has led to “desensitisation to violence and a tendency to see violence as a problemsolving device. “While I think some of these fights looked worse than they were, I am sure some of the participants were coerced in to fighting while bystanders use mobile phones to capture the violent clashes which are then posted on websites like YouTube and Bebo,” he said. “Cell phones are about helping young people who have them to feel safe; they should not be about putting young people at risk. Continued page 4
WEATHER
pA scene from a YouTube video showing Mount Gambier young people fighting.
Boredom blamed for youth violence THE publisher of a YouTube video that shows local teenagers fighting has criticised the lack of entertainment for young people in Mount Gambier. The Border Watch contacted “fiteeesXD” who posted the video on February 24. We asked how it was compiled and if the young people involved knew they were being recorded. “This beautiful video was
compiled using mobile bluetooth technology, the young brave fighters usually tell their beloved friends to film the fights so they can have a laugh later on when they’re suspended and grounded, with no ice cream for dessert,” fiteeesXD replied. “But these kids do not fight for no reason, nor fight over asking someone to send them a dollar. “They fight because the two
Mount Gambier Today - Light morning shower or two. 21o – page 23
TV GUIDE
people fighting either hate each other, cheated on his/her girl/ boyfriend, stole an ipod or other things along those lines. “Fights like this would eventually stop if something fun was built in Mount Gambier. “We don’t need a new library, our old one was fine. “We need things to keep the young ones entertained, such as a games arcade, a dragway and a drift track.”
Page 10
COMICS
Out with the Old, In with the New
+
+
Page 14
EDUCATION Minister Jane Lomax-Smith says schools have “zero tolerance” to violent behaviour, even if it happens outside the schoolyard. “Schools will take strong action against students involved in violent incidents and will not hesitate to involve police,” Dr LomaxSmith said in response to the YouTube video of Mount Gambier students fighting. “Technology has made bullying and violence among young people a 24/7 issue. Parents need to be aware of technology and how it can be misused.” South Australian students will be handed materials later this year that are designed to help them stay cyber safe. The misuse of mobile phones, email and the internet to bully and harass young people will be tackled in the documents. “The new materials we are producing will advise schools, teachers and parents about legislation, policies and practices, protection and safety concerning cyber use by young people,” Dr LomaxSmith said.
CLASSIFIEDS
Pages 15-17
Don’t wait until Winter, get your windows replaced NOW.
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BW493037
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